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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Multicultural & Diversity Studies

8 Ranked Colleges
134 Degrees Awarded
$22,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Multiculturalism Schools for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Multiculturalism Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 462 people earned their degree in multicultural and diversity studies, making the major the 305th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, multicultural and diversity studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,150 and had an average of $27,776 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 134 multicultural and diversity studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Multiculturalism Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in multicultural and diversity studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality multicultural and diversity studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the multicultural and diversity studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Multiculturalism Schools for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Multiculturalism Schools for a Bachelor’s.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Multicultural & Diversity Studies

#1

North Central University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Central University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Multiculturalism Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s multiculturalism students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Central University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Multicultural & Diversity Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Central University is $21,142 for Bachelor’s Degree Multiculturalism students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full North Central University Multicultural & Diversity Studies Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Multiculturalism Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s multiculturalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Wright State University - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Multicultural & Diversity Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Wright State University - Main Campus is $16,823 for bachelor’s degree multiculturalism students.

Read more about Multicultural & Diversity Studies at Wright State University - Main Campus

#3

Belhaven University

Jackson, Mississippi
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Multiculturalism Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Belhaven University landed the #3 spot on the list. Belhaven University is a small school located in Jackson, Mississippi that handed out 2 bachelors’s multiculturalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Belhaven not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Multicultural & Diversity Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Belhaven is $17,439 for Bachelor’s Degree Multiculturalism students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Multicultural & Diversity Studies at Belhaven

#4

Nyack College

Nyack, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nyack College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Multiculturalism Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Nyack, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s multiculturalism students in 2019-2020.

Nyack also made our “Best Multicultural & Diversity Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $19,077 for Bachelor’s Degree Multiculturalism students per year to attend Nyack College.

Full Nyack Multicultural & Diversity Studies Report

#5

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elmhurst University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Multiculturalism Schools for a Bachelor’s. Elmhurst is a small school located in Elmhurst, Illinois that handed out 4 bachelors’s multiculturalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Elmhurst also made our “Best Multicultural & Diversity Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Elmhurst is $21,485 for bachelor’s degree multiculturalism students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Multicultural & Diversity Studies at Elmhurst

#6

Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York

Ithaca College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Multiculturalism Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. This medium-sized school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s multiculturalism degrees in 2019-2020.

Ithaca also took the #1 spot in our “Best Multicultural & Diversity Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ithaca College is $33,465 for bachelor’s degree multiculturalism students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Ithaca College Multicultural & Diversity Studies Report

#7

Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware, Ohio
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Ohio Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Multiculturalism Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ohio Wesleyan University is a small school located in Delaware, Ohio that handed out 3 bachelors’s multiculturalism degrees in 2019-2020.

OWU also made our “Best Multicultural & Diversity Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $25,294 for bachelor’s degree multiculturalism students per year to attend Ohio Wesleyan University.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Multicultural & Diversity Studies at OWU

#8

Macalester College

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Macalester College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Multiculturalism Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Macalester College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree multiculturalism students list, Macalester has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Multicultural & Diversity Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Macalester is $28,426 for Bachelor’s Degree Multiculturalism students.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Multicultural & Diversity Studies at Macalester

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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